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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.89/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 715 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.40/cwt +23.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 465 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.41/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 525 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 843 1,096
Feeder cattle 556 771 1,038
Slaughter cattle 89 67 58
Replacement cattle 29 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder steers over 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of up to 15.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 220.00–222.50 $221.24 $726 -1.26
355–380 360 14 217.50–237.50 $220.10 $792 -6.81
365–380 fancy 376 5 250.00–270.00 $258.03 $970 +8.52
405–430 424 8 214.00–233.00 $227.81 $966 +8.98
405–442 fancy 430 10 252.50–265.00 $255.68 $1,099 +8.98
462–487 fancy 467 12 245.00–257.00 $255.66 $1,194 +17.81
465–495 483 9 209.00–237.50 $223.54 $1,080 +7.41
506–545 value added 523 11 237.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,281 +7.10
500–543 526 19 212.00–232.00 $223.54 $1,176 +25.32
550–590 573 8 190.00–203.00 $200.69 $1,150 -5.09
550–595 value added 578 14 228.00–237.50 $231.25 $1,337 +5.04
601–640 value added 607 15 215.00–219.00 $217.91 $1,323 +6.07
600–645 625 14 192.00–207.00 $202.27 $1,264 +5.31
650–662 658 3 190.00–195.00 $193.35 $1,272 +4.29
680 value added 680 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,387 +4.77
711–730 value added 714 55 188.75–193.00 $189.18 $1,351 -8.05
735–742 740 3 183.00–185.00 $183.66 $1,359 -2.61
787 787 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,448 +4.42
810–820 813 4 169.00–170.00 $169.75 $1,380 +19.75
1035 1035 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,232 —
1205 1205 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 194.00–196.00 $195.04 $923 —
510 510 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,000 +13.65
550–590 570 2 176.00–187.00 $181.69 $1,036 —
615 615 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,125 +9.51
665 665 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,124 -9.00
747 747 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,247 +2.88
790 790 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,248 +7.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 204.00 $204.00 $898 —
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 +22.00
510 510 1 178.00 $178.00 $908 —
590 590 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —
620 620 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,085 +13.00
680 680 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,027 -12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 —
645 645 1 152.00 $152.00 $980 —
700 700 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 1 208.00 $208.00 $686 +7.00
328–348 337 7 186.00–202.50 $193.87 $653 +2.43
358–390 fancy 363 15 210.00–215.00 $213.04 $773 -6.21
357–395 379 11 188.00–202.50 $195.09 $739 -10.25
401–435 fancy 414 10 224.00–230.00 $226.97 $940 +6.47
420–437 429 5 210.00–218.00 $212.79 $913 +20.52
450–465 fancy 459 22 222.00–225.00 $223.40 $1,025 +17.06
450–491 473 15 198.00–216.00 $208.61 $987 +17.80
500–540 516 24 180.00–195.00 $189.69 $979 +9.82
510–535 value added 528 4 197.00–205.00 $200.01 $1,056 +8.06
555–595 577 14 181.00–196.00 $190.15 $1,097 +16.38
580 value added 580 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,148 +14.53
601–645 value added 629 8 187.50–192.00 $189.11 $1,190 +9.11
615–647 634 21 170.00–183.00 $178.72 $1,133 +7.10
650–660 657 3 168.00–180.00 $176.04 $1,157 +16.48
716–745 724 5 142.00–150.00 $144.65 $1,047 -7.18
762–787 775 4 149.00–154.00 $151.46 $1,174 +21.47
915 915 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 182.50 $182.50 $694 +0.94
415 415 1 182.00 $182.00 $755 -0.72
455–491 470 4 180.00–190.00 $185.45 $872 +16.89
510 510 1 175.00 $175.00 $892 +9.00
550–582 571 3 157.00–168.00 $164.47 $939 +16.47
630 630 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,014 +2.00
670–690 680 2 144.00–148.00 $146.03 $993 -3.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 180.00–194.00 $187.00 $729 —
400 400 1 181.00 $181.00 $724 —
460 460 1 191.00 $191.00 $879 +31.00
530 530 1 161.00 $161.00 $853 —
685 685 1 140.00 $140.00 $959 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 465 3 160.00–172.00 $167.74 $780 —
505 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 +11.00
700 700 1 141.00 $141.00 $987 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 210.00 $210.00 $504 +12.57
290 290 2 210.00 $210.00 $609 —
335–340 338 2 205.00–218.00 $211.55 $715 +4.05
380 fancy 380 1 260.00 $260.00 $988 +34.00
385–390 388 2 230.00–231.00 $230.50 $894 +13.47
415–433 fancy 429 4 249.00–255.00 $253.55 $1,088 +24.51
415–447 435 4 210.00–221.00 $216.85 $943 +14.37
475–481 480 4 194.00–198.00 $197.01 $946 -11.54
507–525 513 3 190.00–199.00 $195.93 $1,005 +5.15
551–590 565 11 194.00–204.00 $199.57 $1,128 +17.61
605 fancy 605 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,234 —
620–645 635 4 186.00–198.00 $191.21 $1,214 +17.21
655–665 fancy 662 3 192.00–193.00 $192.33 $1,273 +5.33
650–675 663 2 173.00–179.00 $175.94 $1,166 +7.86
745 745 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,319 +15.70
775 775 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,248 —
870 870 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 194.00–210.00 $201.97 $784 +5.39
545 545 1 179.00 $179.00 $976 —
550–595 573 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,031 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 207.50 $207.50 $809 —
850 850 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,071 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 174.00 $174.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1270 1146 80-85% 7 78.00–88.00 $82.63 $947 —
1000–1405 1245 80-85% 24 90.00–103.00 $95.25 $1,186 +6.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.50 $423 -3.51
790–1015 903 85-90% 14 64.00–74.00 $69.66 $629 -8.92
770–1055 928 85-90% 10 76.00–87.00 $82.70 $767 +16.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1635 1445 75-80% 12 91.00–108.00 $98.91 $1,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1965 1654 10 92.00–110.00 $100.77 $1,667 —
1300–2010 1692 6 114.00–127.00 $120.07 $2,032 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810–910 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00–1,190.00 $1,105.23 —
1030–1070 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 980.00–1,110.00 $1,046.24 —
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —
1075–1145 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,080.00–1,250.00 $1,183.50 —
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —
945 945 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 130.00 $130.00 $711 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,660.00 $1,660.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.